9 bars pouring Tiki cocktails

If you want a good Tiki drink in Chicago right now, here's where to go.

Chef Shangri-La Island drinks rule at this Asian-fusion spot in the near Western suburbs. Try the Dr. Fong Tiki cocktail, a secret-recipe rum drink that's been a fan favorite since 1976. Make it a large ($9) if you dare, but the small ($6.50) is enough to send you reeling. 7930 W. 26th St., North Riverside, 708-442-7080.

Dive Bar Designed to look like a boat on the inside, the Lakeview spot offers 26 Tiki cocktails (all $13 and served as doubles) and a menu of frozen daiquiris, coladas, hurricanes and mojitos. On the Tiki lineup, popular choices include the Guava Basil Cooler, mixed with reposado tequila, St. Germain elderflower liqueur, guava nectar, lime and basil; and the Whale 'n Whillie, made with rum, demerara syrup, guava nectar, orange juice and pineapple juice and served in a shark-shaped ceramic glass. 3445 N. Halsted St., 773-770-4618.

The Tiki Terrace Escape the everyday grassy (Des) Plaines for an island adventure at The Tiki Terrace, a brightly lit venue that encompasses the spirit of Hawaii by featuring hula dancers, chants and a luau show. Mai Tai and Zombie cocktails ($6.50) are filled to the brim with fruit juices and rum. 1591 Lee St. Des Plaines, 847-795-8454.

Three Dots and a Dash With flaming drinks on the menu, totem poles carved into the bar and leis hanging from the ceiling, Three Dots and a Dash is winkingly kitschy, and it works. The menu includes classic recipes pulled from Tiki bars of the 1930s and beyond, both in individual portions ($13) and punches such as the Blood of the Kapu Tiki, a mix of aged rum, aged rhum agricole, grapefruit, lime, grenadine and absinthe served in a giant ceramic pirate ship ($55, serves 4-5 people). The most potent drinks are marked on the menu with skulls — watch out! 435 N Clark St., 312-610-4220.

Autre Monde Café & Spirits Not really into the tiki party scene? Autre Monde, a quiet neighborhood restaurant in Berwyn, is dipping its toes into tiki with its Tiki Sangria Brunch (Sundays through Sept. 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.). The food's not tropical — think fried chicken over buttermilk pancakes and a burger on homemade brioche — but pair it with $5 tiki-inspired sangrias. 6727 W. Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn, 708-775-8122.